Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/14

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Subject: [Leica] ASA 200 skating action. ;-)
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sat Jan 14 11:45:58 2006
References: <001f01c6192f$fc311430$0200a8c0@D1WTYD41> <000501c61935$ea7fc140$2ee76c18@ted>

spectactular shooting by any standards, the moments perfectly  
chosen... and the faces very visible, expressions  adding a lot....

On Jan 14, 2006, at 11:11 AM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Hi Crew,
> Many of you know how proud I am of my number 2 son and his shooting  
> sports ability.

proud... ! really  ??   :-)


>
> Given this past week he's been shooting the Canadian Skating  
> Championships to determine which athletes go to the Olympics  
> shortly, but he thought it might be interesting to use his older  
> lens, a 400mm 2.8 manual focus Canon and his top end Canon digital  
> camera while setting the ASA at 200! :-)
>
> Trust me this is well worth having a look at what one can do when  
> they shoot by feeling and not by numbers.
>
> http://www.sixsixsix.ca/2006%20canadians.htm
>
> When I see his photography and give him praise his response is "  
> well who do you think I learned it from to shoot by feelings

can't imagine...  :-)


> and not by numbers


now I got it...   :-)




> "Don't think, shoot!"
>
> Have a look, and at ASA 200 it's quite surprising.



wonderful...

Steve


>
> ted
>
> Ted Grant Photography Limited
> 1817 Feltham Road
> Victoria BC  V8N 2A4
> 250-477-2156
>
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In reply to: Message from vintagebill at verizon.net (bill harting) ([Leica] New pix)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] ASA 200 skating action. ;-))